US 11,833,976 B2
Accessory mounting device
Keith Daniel Roupe, Allen Park, MI (US); James Day, Canton, MI (US); Paul Jonathan Alexander Wraith, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Robert J. Gelardi, Plymouth, MI (US); Ryan A. Olsson, Farmington Hills, MI (US); William James Mangan, Ypsilanti, MI (US); John Jeffrey Pfeiffer, Saline, MI (US); and Mario Alejandro Adams-Campos, Ferndale, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/470,051.
Application 17/470,051 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/154,679, filed on Jan. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,511,679.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227306 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/02 (2013.01) [B60R 2011/0005 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0059 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0071 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0084 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0288 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
an instrument panel;
a support structure coupled to the instrument panel and defining a receiver that extends from a lower end to an upper end that is vehicle-upward of the lower end, wherein the portion of the support structure that defines the receiver includes at least one rib that protrudes into the receiver; and
a retainer, comprising:
a barrel portion having a threaded interior surface that defines a hollow and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface that has at least one wing; and
a head portion coupled to the barrel portion, wherein the retainer is operably coupled to the support structure, such that the barrel portion is received within the receiver and the at least one wing of the exterior surface is engaged with the at least one rib to maintain the retainer within the receiver.